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Rajaka began to Fume, and immediate jumped off the ground, towards Bruce in midair, throwing a punch that quite literally sent a massive shock wave of raw force towards his target. Unlike his earlier punches however, this attack did not have any energy signature to it, or the yellow hue from earlier.

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Zelriane was far too quick. Before the interception came anywhere near the two of them, Zelriane's fist connected with Bruce's back, but as he was about to follow up, the swordsman was pulled out of there by Jeff's swift rescue. Getting struck by one attack from Zelriane might've hurt, but getting caught in an inescapable combo was where the real danger lurked. Zelriane's eyes turned back towards Jeff, and then back to Rajaka. A torrent of yellow energy spurt up between the two of them, dissipating quickly. With that, Zelriane was gone again.

This time he appeared in the air behind Jeff, falling down with his foot extended forwards, as to smash the base of his heel into Jeff's shoulder and knock him out of the air. Rajaka turned his attention towards Bruce, and stomped the ground repeatedly. Several yellow pillars of energy burst from the ground, all leading Bruce as he was pulled away, in an attempt to strike him down.

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Rajaka began to spin in midair, erupting with energy that blasted both of Jeff's wind-scythes into dust before he landed with a loud thud that shook the Arena. He began to breath heavily, and his muscles grew larger. "Yer.." He started, turning towards Jeff and chasing after him.. Zelriane on the other hand, was already behind Bruce, moving in tandem with him, still keeping his right foot placed merely inches away from Bruce's as he attempted to maintain his position behind the swordsman. He threw another punch, and pulled his left hand backwards in a single extensive motion that pulled the very air in front of him backwards, aimed towards Bruce's left arm to pull it towards him.

"This one," Zelriane shouted with his raspy voice barely able to rise above the noise that Rajaka created with his stampede towards Jeff. Rajaka stopped in his tracks and spun around, heading towards Bruce now. He made a short hop, and slammed his right foot into the ground, sending his energy surging through the battlefield. The ground beneath Bruce would begin to glow with Rajaka's energy moments after Zelriane's attack.

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~ Chapter 165 ~

_{Two On Two, This Dimension Isn’t Big Enough For All Four Of Us!}

Rajaka thrust both of his hands forward, one after the other, launching semi-visible waves of yellow energy that expanded outwards, sparking and cracklinh viciously as they headed for both Heroes at a rather formidable pace. Zelriane, as soon as he got within melee range of Bruce, thrust his right hand towards the small of his back, while extending his right foot forwards, stopping it only a few inches from the base of Bruce's right foot.

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Zelriane dropped his body into a powerful stance, his favoured form, where his right leg extended forwards, and his left leg pushed outwards. One hand rose, fully extended with his index and middle finger curled, facing upwards, and his left hand held above his waist, close to his body.

Rajaka was much less dignified.

Before Jeff and Bruce had a chance to prepare themselves any further, Zelriane was already behind them. Where he'd stood before, an afterimage remained for half a second, while Rajaka was already airborne, with both of his hands reeled backwards, and coated in yellow energies.

"No holding Back"

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~ End Of Chapter 164 ~

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"Nope," Rajaka grunted, taking one step forward, and shaking the entire ring, "Nope, nope, nope, nope!"

"Careful not to break the ground, Rajaka," Zelriane advised, "Keep yourself under control, or Shaidra will eject you."

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Rajaka was about to point in the hero's direction, but as Bruce interrupted, the giant's entire body froze in place, and his index finger and left eye began to twitch. For a moment, he felt as if he hadn't clenched his teeth so hard in hundreds of years. Zelriane glanced towards his gigantic ally slowly, back to Bruce, and sighed.

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~ Chapter 164 ~

_{Welcome To Hell, Fuck-Face!}

Bruce and Jeff were sent into cascading spirals, landing on top of one another in an instant, atop a massive floating block of black rock, composed of bricks and debris. Across it, stood two figures. One that Jeff might recognise almost immediately as Rajaka. The other, short, wearing a green Gi, with his hair slicked back, and a trademark mask covering his face. His eyes glowed a sinister green through two narrow slits, eyeing both of them carefully. The small black-coated girl, who seemed to wear the shadows themselves, slipped away before either of them could react. Had she kidnapped them and sent them here in an instant they way she'd done in the past with Dacer and Tiger?

"Hey, how you doin' kids?" Rajaka said, introducing himself in the only way he knew how- Sarcasm. "I'll be the one smashing you today, alongside my best friend in the whole wide world here, Zelriane!" Zelriane rose one of his hands and offered a subtle wave, before letting it drop again.

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~ Chapter 163 ~

_{Nexus Diary 5 - Why?}

~Several hours earlier~

"So you just... Want me to leave it?" Ada asked Nexus, curiously eyeing the man as they stood at the foot of the tower of chaos. "Seriously?"

"If Rajaka and Zelriane fail, we need an edge," Nexus explained.

"Mmmm.. That's fine. I suppose." Ada shrugged and strut out of his room. Nexus sighed.

"I didn't create Mikey to have him used for your personal games," Nexus thought to himself, "But I won't be able to stop you, will I?"

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"Oh Zelriane! Ra-Ra!" Ada shouted, stepping back into Shaidra's pocket dimension through the little wraith's portal, "Nexus said it was ok! We're good to go, hmm~mmm~mmm~."

"Alright! You know the plan, bud. Grab two of them at a time, and then smash them," Rajaka said, smashing one fist into the base of his other hand.

"Does it matter which one we take first?" Zelriane asked.

"Leave it up to Shaidra. She's got a good sense for this sort of thing!" Rajaka assured him, "Aint that right, squirt?" Shaidra swayed left and right rhythmically and nodded.

"....Take...."

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~ End Of Chapter 163 ~

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"Ever since we fought... Ever since Ada created me to mess with you..." Mikey's body began to emit a subtle blue aura that took the shape of blue flames. He looked back at Jenso and got into a combat stance. "I think I know what I want." Mikey dashed towards Jenso with his energy pulsating violently.

"I want to win."

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~ End Of Chapter 162 ~